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I have high iron saturation just above 60 percent but my ferritin is in the normal range. can i still have symptoms from this?
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Answered 1/1/2023
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Do you have any symptoms? An abnormal lab results is not the same as a disease or a symptom. Talk to the doctor who ordered these tests.
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